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Monday, June 10, 2013

Quinoa and Cheese

I tried a new recipe today, one I found on Pinterest. I really liked it. Avery had one bite, but that's just her, especially at lunch time. Mom and Kristi dropped by and tried it too. They both liked it, mom even had seconds.
I followed the link I had from Pinterest and frankly it's not too clear. Then, later, I read the original link that she references and it makes much more sense. Basically this is macaroni and cheese made with quinoa instead of pasta. I personally would go for more cheese. I salted my water when I cooked the quinoa and that was all I did for spices/flavor other than adding garlic with my green beans. I used green beans cause I didn't have broccoli and I wanted something in there.
I would recommend you read both links and do it how you want, but here is the basic idea:
1.5 C. quinoa cooked
2 eggs
1 C. Milk
2 cloves garlic
1.5 C. Cheddar cheese (I had a Colby jack blend that I used, and again I would do more personally, probably 2-2.5 cups.)
Bread crumbs to top
Cook your quinoa. Lightly sauté veggie of choice with garlic. Add these 2 together. Whisk together milk and eggs then add quinoa mixture and cheese. Transfer to greased baking dish. 9x13 suggested, i used a 2 qt. dish. Top with bread crumbs if you want them. 350 for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned.
Link I used:
http://aroundthetableri.blogspot.com/2012/02/cheesy-quinoa-mac-cheese.html




Original recipe(as referenced in above link):
http://monimeals.com/meals/quinoa-mac-n-cheese/








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